Hong Mo (40), the grandson of the founder of Namyang Dairy Products, was arrested and charged on the 15th of last month on a charge of regularly taking drugs and selling them to others. Jo (39), grandson of the founder of Hyosung Group, who bought drugs from Hong, was also put on trial on the 2nd for drug use.
The Violent Crime Investigation Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office (Chief Prosecutor Shin Jun-ho) arrested 7 out of 9 cannabis criminals, including Mr. Hong, a third-generation conglomerate who redistributed hemp supplied by Korean-Americans, for violation the Narcotics Control Act, and charged two others without custody Mr Hong is the son of the founder of Namyang Dairy Products and the late honorary chairman Hong Doo-young. He is the cousin of Hwang Ha-na, who was sentenced to one year and 8 months in prison by the Supreme Court in February this year for regularly using methamphetamine. Mr. is accused. Hong from selling or distributing drugs to be recognised, not just taking drugs.
Prosecutors carried out direct investigations, including a search and seizure of the residence of Mr A (39), who was arrested and sent by the police on charges of possession of marijuana and arranging the sale of cannabis, and found clues to additional users. From evidence such as international mail found in Mr A’s house, he bought and sold drugs to another drug user, Mr B (33), and arranged drug transactions between Korean-Americans C (40) and D (36), a member of a three-member group found clues.
As a result of the prosecution’s investigation, it was revealed that D’s brother sold drugs professionally and kept the proceeds of the sale in a small safe in the shape of an English dictionary, and Mr C even grew hemp in the house where he lived with children minor and hemp stalks hung in the living room. .
The prosecutors investigated Mr D and found that he and his older brother had been given some drugs by Mr Hong. After arresting Hong on charges of drug administration and distribution, the prosecution found the source of the liquid cannabis cartridges he had and found and arrested Mr E (38), the supplier. Cho, who bought and administered hemp from Mr. Hong, and Mr. F (38), son-in-law of a former chairman of a financial holding company, to be tried without custody.
The prosecution is in a position that such a direct investigation is possible as the crime of distributing narcotics is included in the ‘regulation on the scope of crimes which initiate an investigation by prosecutors’ which was reviewed in September this year. The prosecution is expanding its investigation, believing that there could be more drug charges against the children of chaebol families that have yet to be revealed. A prosecution official said, “It was a crime of secretly distributing and smoking hemp with their own suppliers among the third generation of conglomerate families and entertainment industry workers,” and “most of them came across hemp while studying abroad and they couldn’t even stop. after returning home, so they continued to use it for several years. If you have been a continuous smoker,” he explained.
Regarding this, Namyang Dairy Products said, “The person on the report has never worked for Namyang Dairy Products and has no interest in the company, so he has nothing to do with us.” Hyosung also revealed, “Jo’s family was already separated from the group about 40 years ago, so the business has nothing to do with Hyosung at all.”
Reporter Park Jong-min blick@donga.com
Reporter Heechul Shin hcshin@donga.com
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